PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon My girlfriend tells her mother and her friends pretty much everything. Literally four of her friends and her mom were weighing in on her recent urinary tract infection. I just don’t get why she feels the need to let everybody know her business, and it’s the opposite of what […]
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Unzipping your genes
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m increasingly frustrated by your views that women are attracted to men with status or wealth and don’t care much about men’s looks. Personally, I’m not attracted by men’s status or wealth, and I’m very aroused by gorgeous naked men – as are many women. Granted, women thousands of […]
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Someday, her prince will run
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m a single woman in my 40s. It’s been ages since I’ve seriously dated anyone. People tell me that I seem “closed off.” I don’t want to be, but I worry that I’ll get into another relationship that ends badly. I don’t want to die alone but I just […]
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Canine-and- a-half weeks
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon My girlfriend sleeps with her two medium-sized dogs. They are, to quote her, her “babies.” I see them more as her bodyguards. We don’t live together, but even when I sleep over, which is a few times a week, she refuses to kick them out of the bed. She […]
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You’re the none for me
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon You’ll probably think I’m messing with you, but I swear I’m not. I am a man who has no desire to have sex. I was married, but after my wife got pregnant with our second (planned) child, we never had sex again. I just had – and have – […]
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The litter prince
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon My boyfriend and I just moved in together, and it’s going well except for how he leaves empty containers and trash everywhere. I asked him to please just put these in the garbage. He did this – for a single day. These empties everywhere are driving me crazy, not […]
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Fresh Prince of Bel-Stare
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon My boyfriend “loves women.” When we’re out, he’ll check out and comment on every hot girl. I get that he’s just “appreciating their beauty,” but it makes me feel really bad – angry and insecure. How can I get him to stop? Why does he need to do this? […]
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The bleh lagoon
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m a guy in my late 20s. Two years ago I started a friends-with-benefits thing with a woman, which honestly has turned into one of the most relaxed, comfortable relationships I’ve had. Unfortunately, the sex isn’t that great. I’ve tried to get her to work with me on that […]
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All in a day’s jerk
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m a happily married 30-year-old woman. A co-worker pointed out a senior trainer at work constantly sneaking lustful glances at me. I was later assigned to his section. We quickly became close friends, and he began mentoring me. He’s married, too, with two children, so though we were extremely […]
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What you seethe is what you get
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon My boyfriend of a year used to fly into rages. He and his ex had huge, ugly screaming fights. He now uses “mental tricks” to stay calmer. Obviously, rage is a bad thing, but it’s also a passionate thing. Is it crazy to worry that he doesn’t care enough […]
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The mummy’s cursor
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon I’m a woman in my 20s, and female friends and I find that, generally speaking, once a guy gets into a relationship, his texting dwindles into brief news bites, like “fell asleep!” or “phone died.” Why do men seem to lose interest in chatting by text like I do […]
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Slight of hand
PHOTO COURTESY AMY ALKON Amy Alkon My boyfriend mistakenly sent me a text meant for somebody else – a real estate agent with my same first name who’s showing him apartments. This made me feel like I’m unimportant – easily confused with just anybody – and I got really upset. Of course, I know that […]
